Ticks harbor and excrete chronic wasting disease prions

Ticks harbor and excrete chronic wasting disease prions

Abstract Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease caused by infectious prions (PrPCWD) affecting cervids. Circulating PrPCWD in blood may pose a risk for indirect transmission by way of hematophagous ectoparasites acting as mechanical vectors. Cervids can carry high tick in...

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Main Authors: H. N. Inzalaco, F. Bravo-Risi, R. Morales, D. P. Walsh, D. J. Storm, J. A. Pedersen, W. C. Turner, S. S. Lichtenberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-34308-3

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-34308-3

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